4ply or 10ply tires?

Hi yall,
I'm trying to decide between Falken Wildpeak At3 with 4ply tread or 10 ply.

I initially decided on 10 but I don't know if it worth it for the extra cost and weight. I use my Tacoma as a daily so it means its a commuter but I also pull a lake boat and take it offroad on the weekends but nothing too crazy.
Id love any input.

 

Your tires will ride harder with 10-plies than with 4. Unless you're doing some serious rock climbing or running over spike strips while evading the law, you shouldn't need 10 ply tires.

 

No such thing as 4 and 10 ply tires. What people call 4 ply are standard load and 10 ply are load range E. I went with the load range C (6 ply) - right in the middle.

 

Surprising that there isn’t 6 or 8 ply. Seems like a huge jump

 

I always buy Michelin Defenders. A couple of sets ago, I bought the 10 plys for my old T-100. Yes they are significantly tougher but honestly, it rode like lumber wagon with them. I've stuck with the P-metric 4 plys ever since, on my Tacoma and have been very happy with them.
Like Groan said, if you're not doing any heavy offroading, I'd stick with the lighter ply version. They'll ride softer.

 

I just mounted E load (10ply) and I don't think they ride that much different than stock. Also went up 2 sizes so that might have something to do with it as well. Aggressive terrain go 10ply, if not 4ply is probably the better option.

 

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=55

 

I've got the 4 ply SL Wildpeaks and they're phenomenal. Driven them on sand/gravel/pavement/trails/etc and they havent let me down. Unless you're doing serious offroading or consistently hauling heavy loads i dont think the 10 ply would be necessary

 

Id go with standard load (4 ply). All the load ratings were done with standard load, why kill the performance with unnecessary unsprung weight. Keep things as light as possible imo

 

I saw a post on here comparing cooper AT3s 10ply vs 4 ply and at 30,000 miles the 10ply looked brand new while the 4ply were like half worn. The 10s will wear and take abuse a lot better and if you do ever need the heavier tire you’ll have it. I have 10s on right now and love them, it rides like a truck what can I say

Edit: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cooper-discoverer-a-t3-the-rangers-review.417974/
This is the thread comparing the 10ply vs 4ply

 

I got the load E (10 ply equivalent) cooper AT3 tires on my steel wheels....still getting 21mpg in town thanks to the 4cyl and M/T!

I'm glad I got them, I really like the extra toughness.

 

Go 4 ply.

Trust me!!!

 

I second this, I’ve used both, the 10 ply gives you crazy life. While the 4 ply wears pretty fast, so doing the math, the 10 are cost effective. And IMO, the 10 ply gives me more piece of mind for random crap on the streets that cause punctures

 

I use 10 ply duratracs works for me.

 

It would be worth taking a look at crashnburn80's thread about selecting his wheel and tire combo: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...eel-tire-combo-trd-rock-warriors-ko2s.381030/

Going with E load tires increase the rotational weight of your tires (vs stock or C load) and can have negative impacts to your power, mpg, ride, etc. Unless you need the E load, I would seek out a C.

I currently run E load BFG's and I'm starting to look into C loads as my next tires. Problem is C loads for aggressive AT or muds are hard to come by in 16" wheels (for me) and DuraTracs seems problematic with balancing. Seeing that OP has a Sport, you should have a bit more options on tires for 17" wheels (if you kept the stock wheels).

 

I wouldn’t do a P rated tire (so called 4-ply) for something that goes off road regularly. That said load E (so called 10-ply) could as others have said not be great on a daily driver. It does very much depend on the particular brand of tire though.

Lots of people on TW seem to have found happiness with load C (so called 6-ply) as a good balance for a daily driver that sees frequent off road use.

 

I originally had 4ply wildpeaks. The reason being my last truck was a 2wd, driving 60-80 miles a day and didn’t see myself getting into anything the tires couldn’t handle. After trading it in for a 4wd and wheeling I didn’t feel completely comfortable.. so I sold them and went with 10ply wildpeaks. Have owned the tires for about 2 weeks and happy with them. Both are a good tire. To me it’s just what you plan to do with them. We all do not drove our trucks the same

 

I also wanted C's and heard too many bad things about the Duratrac. I wound up with Toyo Open Country AT's in C-265/75/16. I think they were 46lbs compared to the stock Goodyear's at 34. MPG took a hit and they have some hum, but they are very tough.

 

Agreed. I jumped from C 265 Duratrac to E 285 Duratracs and they ride the same. ‍♂️

 

Agree with this and will add... why pay the extra $$ for more tire than you need. E rated tires are overkill even on a Tacoma at it's max payload.